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011223-N-2383B-506 Kandahar, Afghanistan (Dec. 24, 2001) -- Navy Lt. Mike Runkle of Virginia Beach, Va., assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Mobile Unit Two, Detachment-18 (left) and Army Staff Sgt. Ben Walker (right) prepare charges to blow up stockpiled ordnance left behind by fleeing Al Qaida troops. Lt. Runkle leads the Joint Explosive Ordnance Disposal Detachment at a forward operating base in Kandahar, Afghanistan. military EOD personnel are conducting missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Navy photo by Chief Photographer's Mate Johnny Bivera (Rele
011223-N-2383B-506 Kandahar, Afghanistan (Dec. 24, 2001) -- Navy Lt. Mike Runkle of Virginia Beach, Va., assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Mobile Unit Two, Detachment-18 (left) and Army Staff Sgt. Ben Walker (right) prepare charges to blow up stockpiled ordnance left behind by fleeing Al Qaida troops. Lt. Runkle leads the Joint Explosive Ordnance Disposal Detachment at a forward operating base in Kandahar, Afghanistan. military EOD personnel are conducting missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Navy photo by Chief Photographer's Mate Johnny Bivera (Released) 011223-N-2383B-506 EOD at work in Afghanistan
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